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Hi, I’m Leigh – a Melbourne based Nutritional Health Coach and lover of using proxy Ideomotor Response Muscle Testing (applied kinesiology) to help tap into our body’s energy.
I believe in root cause healing.
I believe in the healing power of plants, and when nourishing our body every single day through eating an abundance of nutrient dense, fresh wholefoods, we can begin to heal, keep dis-ease away AND live a life of vibrant health.
I believe prevention is the best medicine.
I believe in the power of simplicity, and I also believe living an abundant, vibrant and joyful life IS achievable - even when still on a healing journey.
Here I share my love of wholefoods, wellness and my own healing journey in the simple hope that I can inspire others to step back into the kitchen and create their own joyful health journey
Happy healing!
Being handed a prescription for a synthetic thyroid hormone by my GP back in 2013 after being diagnosed with the Autoimmune Disease - Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, I was told that fatigue, weight gain and bloating were all now part of my life.
Initially, the medication worked. My energy levels increased, stubborn weight dropped and I felt good. Unfortunately it didn’t last, and as the weight and fatigue returned, I broke out in hives. Out of anger and desperation after leaving a rude dermatologist’s office in tears, I stumbled across the on-line program - I Quit Sugar by Sarah Wilson. The words written in front of me gave me a glimmer of hope, and with final enrolment due that very same day – I signed up.
Quitting refined sugar was the first and probably most significant step I took towards healing my body, as it was the first time I truly realised how the food I ate mattered.
Over the next few years, my diet shifted towards a Paleo lifestyle. I removed gluten and dairy from my life and even embarked on the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) for 12 months. At the same time I worked closely with a naturopath, and through her numerous and exhaustive tests, I discovered that I was toxic with heavy metals, had bromide toxicity (the inability to absorb ANY iodine), parasites AND was significantly nutrient deficient. I finally felt like I had some answers and a plan of action.
Unfortunately, as 2019 dawned, I finally admitted that what I was doing was no longer working for me. I had gained all the weight back, my thyroid antibodies were through the roof, I received a second Autoimmune Disease diagnosis - ITP (low blood platelets), and then on 8 August 2019, I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer. Yep. Something DEFINITELY wasn’t working!
2019 was the year I changed everything!
Stepping back into research mode, and listening to my body, I now follow a 100% plant based, nutrient dense, wholefoods diet and am delving deep into the root cause of these diseases. Everything I have been diagnosed with are known as “lifestyle” diseases, meaning my old lifestyle choices created them, and so now my new lifestyle choices will help to “un-create” them!
I have a significant way to go on this journey of mine, but through the changes to my diet and lifestyle, I have so far been successful in significantly reducing symptoms and enjoying this beautiful life once again. I finally feel like me again.
Today I follow an organic, plant based wholefood diet. I say “whole food” as I tend to avoid vegan junk and processed foods that can be found just about everywhere now.
I eat an abundance of organic fruit and veggies, legumes and gluten free grains with healthy fats from wholefoods like avocado, nuts and seeds.
I don’t count calories and I don’t count macros, however I am fully aware of where my macros come from in the plant foods I eat having “nerded” out on this topic for many years. Now, I just listen to my body by eating when I’m hungry and stopping when satisfied.